Jason Bohannon chipped in 15 points off the bench for the
Badgers, who won their fourth straight conference game away from
home.

The win also moved Wisconsin (22-4, 12-2 Big Ten) into a
first-place tie with Purdue (12-2) atop the league standings.

The Badgers got off to a slow start - trailing by four early -
before going on a 21-7 run to take a 25-15 advantage with 6:21
left in the first half. Bohannon had 11 of his 13 first-half
points during the run.

The Fighting Illini never got closer than six after that as
Wisconsin held a 34-25 advantage at the break and quickly pushed
its lead up to 45-30 on Landry's three-point play with 15:40
remaining.

Wisconsin maintained its double-digit lead for the majority of
the half, taking its largest lead at 57-41 with 7:23 left to
play.

Illinois, which made only 4-of-15 shots from the arc, cut the
deficit to 61-52 with under five minutes to play.

But Landry answered the Illini run with a 3-pointer and made one
of two free throws on Wisconsin's next possession to push the
lead back up 13, and the Badgers were never threatened again.

The Illini (11-16, 3-11) committed 20 turnovers - compared to
just seven for the Badgers - and made 17-of-39 (44 percent) of
their field goals.

Freshman Demetri McCamey had 18 points and Shaun Pruitt chipped
in 16 for Illinois, which has now lost seven of its last nine
contests.

The setback also guarantees the first losing season for the
Illini since 1999.